RUMANIAN AIR FORCE UNIFORMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000400300002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: January 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMa4TION REPORT
Th1s materiel contains information. affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States witY.in the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of Wrhich in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
REPORT
DATE DISTR. ~ JEinvarg 7.955
NO. OF PA~,ES 3
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS 1N THIS REPORT ARE DEfIN1TIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT fS TENTATIVE.
(fOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
USAF review completed.
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C~INrTRY Rum>Btnia
SIJ~ECT Rumanian Air P`oroe O'riif?r~-e
DATE DISTR. ~ DeQ 194
NO.O~ PACaE~ 2
DATE QF INOvORMATION I I Rat
Ph11GE ACt~IJIRED
THI$ IS t~wAtUATED I~IFORIiMTIt~i
i ? ~n 19~~3, ~zI]. 1~um~.nian un3.fnrnis ware eh~.n~ed t~ the .SQViet-style aid
Apo ahangoe have been ~ad~ s:ir~co that, , t~.irs~:. t~tiith LYi~: ~:~.cGpt3.Ui~ -ol? ` the
Rumanian .Navy, all uniforms of the Rumanian mil~.tary were eirnilar its
eagle , The dolor of the branch of service,. indicated ?~n the shc~ulder-
boa~da aria on the hat band, was the only distinguishing Feature
between servi~ee.
The Rumanian Aar Force winter uniform wa$ dark alive-green and
made of 01pos~av", a heavy, coarse,waolen nsaterial. The Soviet-style
tunic, of?sed at the Weak,; had .gale blue aol3ar flashes. The olive-
c+~],o~ed breeares had.a pale blue stripe along the outside seam and
were worn inside black, knee-hi@~~3 boats . Tt~~ ~r~.soredwhat, also olive
green, haci a pale blue hat-band. tSee ~a~s~r ~ i'ur yhoulderboards of
at'foers, ACDe~ and EMs , y The ahouldcrboards for winter and aumaaer
utriForms w re e a 25X1
The yummier uniform was a shade 25X1
darker then the standard t73 yuinzner khaki ar~d ~y made of a material
asl~.ed "d?a", probably d~ak ar twill.. This uniform serried the same
.service identif ioativn mirky as the winter ux~iforyt.
25 YEAR RE-REVIEW
CC?1~Y37ENTIAL
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The nis~e Air Force insignia ~tensieted v~ gO3d cc-lnred wings Frith
e pa'?pe].ler and Morn can the sh?uYderm~rd; this f,msigufa was
about 2,5 cam, ~.ang. F].~ing pers+~ntae3., in ec~a~ition, wc-rc wings, eight
tsentiasctera: Yank, oh the left pocket o~ the bl+~ee . Rta~eanian A3,.r
F~r~ae persc~tan~I were s~~etistes ~bser~ed ~tearir~~t ab enen--nec~oed i8~sket
In Cdnstanta, ~~ never saw nmr~re than 30 ~ium~xnian Air Force
peram~nel at one time and was certaixt there were na Rtunanitan Air
Force kaserr~e~ in C?nstanta. Occasia-nall~, buses filled with
Ru~tnian Air Farce personnel were seen ec~min ~`rc~m the direction
e~P Mam~i~ ~N #~-18, B 2$-37), where there was a
Rtn~.an Air Farce establishment, however, he never traveled in that
direction and did. n?~t kt~caw the location t~f at~$ Rt3manisxa Air Force
i~nstallatians, Ike diri ~adt believe there wss ~ Rrnnanian Air F?ree
h+e~adgnartera in Constants ar~d thought ~hst the Air Force persan;rie~ hP
bs$ seen in Ca-natanta had Qnlg come tc~ the c3.t~ on pass . 4
Rumanian Air F?rce Sh4u~.derbc~.rda
-Dress 3he~u~.derboards
Field Shc~u].derb?ards
~!letal ~~ ~~~~~~_~.'~. C~ald
Cm~pany Grade
braid
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